William Hurt says he had an odd feeling when they got on the Doctortown train trestle on the first day of filming Midnight Rider but trusted first assistant director Hillary Schwartz when she said ...
Merete Brown - Extras Coordinator and Myself - 2nd Assistant Director at the Almosting It Premiere. The event benefitted the Make-a-Wish Foundation. They raised $6,500 to grant a child's wish. The band that provided the eclectic soundtrack for the film performed a set to kick things off. We were also treated to a short produced by the feature's editor.
This picture was taken at the after party at Amsterdam Lounge where the drinks were just too superb. It was a beautiful and fun night.
It was my first experience with a 48 hour film festival and what a surprisingly fulfilling time it was. Our film won an award for Best Cinematography. Here is a version of the film with a few post-competition tweaks on color.
It was a pleasure to work with everyone involved and I’ve no doubts that we’ll be competing next year.
The trailer for ‘Almosting It.’ It’s premiering at The Egyptian June 24th benefitting the Make-a-Wish foundation. I 2nd’ed this film. There are hopes to see it outside of Idaho.
I had the pleasure of meeting some great potential filmmakers of the future today. David Thompson, a local documentarian, asked me to be a small part in a great summer program he's involved with: The HIVE.
This program brings together a group of teenaged girls who hope to enter the industry in various capacities to learn their first steps to becoming bonafide filmmakers.
Myself and two other wonder filmmakers were able to share a little on our experiences and also answer questions from the girls. We even got a little one-on-one time. What the group called: cross-pollinating.
This Sunday they'll be rolling out the yellow carpet for THE HIVE: Film Premiere. The premiere will be showcasing three films that were created by the participants of workshop. The event is open to the public and will take place at Surel's Place (212 E. 33rd St.) Doors open at 6:30PM and program begins at 7:00PM.
I simply haven't been around for a while. Since my last significant film post is dated almost a year ago, I figured it's more than time enough to relay the happenings of my life and, more importantly, my work.
I was also taking the time to finish several projects. Some shot as far back as 2010. Resumes were being sent out, revised, resent, and posted all over the internet. Don't get me wrong, I knew that I wasn't going to have offers rolling in, but the few calls I did get were less than motivating. One of the calls was an unpaid position on a poorly organized low budget in Los Angeles. The amount of criticism I have for how that went is endless. Horrified. That seems like the right word. It didn't take too much after that for me to decide that trying to push my way into LA film would be too exhausting for me.
By September, I was relocated up to Portland, Oregon. My main focus became my wallet and my student loan bills swinging in to make life more life-like. Oregon has some production companies including Laika, which, to everlasting shame, I was too intimidated to send a resume to. The only filmmaking I got involved in was helping a group of locals put together a short film. I was out of town for the shoot days, but I scheduled it and was assured that everything went swimmingly. The longer I was away from set, the deeper my longing became for it.
Portland had turned slowly into a home for after so many years in California. Naturally, not long after that shoot, I found myself whirlwind-ed into my next move. Finances ruined me again and I found myself jumping over to Boise, Idaho.
It has been an unexpected blessing to be able to be in new places and get some living notches on my belt. I'm coming up to my third week in this small city and I'm completely driven to get back to film. Finish up my projects. Write new ones. Meet other filmmakers and get this show on the run.
Status UpdateBy Harrison M PalmerTrain Tragedy Update. Following up on the MIDNIGHT RIDER incident: There was not a full ‘tech scout’ prior to the “dream sequence” being shot on the train trestle. It was a pre pro/prep/camera test day & NOT a ‘production…
It’s Official! Love Will Tear Us APART. will be featured and premiere at this year’s upcoming Qfest 2013. The festival, held appropriately in Philadelphia, highlights the LGBT filmmaking community. Check out the website at www.qfest.com.
I won't be able to go, but my spirit is with Azure and Kaleigh representing in Philly. Congrats to everyone involved!
The production stage is now over for Love Will Tear Us Apart. The next step is editing. It was a fantastic shoot and I'm thankful to everyone involved.
Time to find the next project.
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